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Sheila · 07-25-2007, 07:53 PM

Donna
It must be an Illinois thing! Just kidding but I have Mitral Valve Prolapse which causes a sort of atrial fib...which comes on for absolutely no reason, and leaves the same...they sometimes medicate for it, I have not had to do that so far. Seems like stress can set it off, caffiene (too much) and underlying anxiety. My heart rate has always been in the 90-100 range, but when I get the rapid heart rate, mine is in the 160 range...I ususally drink ice cold water or massage my carotid artery (1 side only) to get it to slow down. It has something to do with the vagus nerve in the neck. Like I said, mine comes on out of the blue for no apparant reason...maybe it is the Herceptin, although your recent muga was good. I seem to be having skipped beats, don't know if its the Taxol, Avastin, Herceptin??? And my B/p has gone up enough I am now on B/P meds...this just happened last week. I'll see you tomorrow if you are there!
Hope you feel better/
Hugs Friend

07-25-2007, 07:53 PM	#3
Sheila Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Morris, IL Posts: 3,507	Donna It must be an Illinois thing! Just kidding but I have Mitral Valve Prolapse which causes a sort of atrial fib...which comes on for absolutely no reason, and leaves the same...they sometimes medicate for it, I have not had to do that so far. Seems like stress can set it off, caffiene (too much) and underlying anxiety. My heart rate has always been in the 90-100 range, but when I get the rapid heart rate, mine is in the 160 range...I ususally drink ice cold water or massage my carotid artery (1 side only) to get it to slow down. It has something to do with the vagus nerve in the neck. Like I said, mine comes on out of the blue for no apparant reason...maybe it is the Herceptin, although your recent muga was good. I seem to be having skipped beats, don't know if its the Taxol, Avastin, Herceptin??? And my B/p has gone up enough I am now on B/P meds...this just happened last week. I'll see you tomorrow if you are there! Hope you feel better/ Hugs Friend __________________ "Be kinder than necessary, for everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle." Hugs & Blessings Sheila Diagnosed at age 49.99999 2/21/2002 via Mammography (Calcifications) Core Biopsy 2/22/02 L. Mastectomy 2/25/2002 Stage 1, 0.7cm IDC, Node Neg from 19 nodes Her2+++ ER PR Neg 6/2003 Reconstruction W/ Tissue Expander, Silicone Implant 9/2003 Stage IV with Mets to Supraclavicular nodes 9/2003 Began Herceptin every 3 weeks 3/2006 Xeloda 2500mg/Herceptin for recurrence to neck nodes 3/2007 Added back the Xeloda with Herceptin for continued mets to nodes 5/2007 Taken Off Xeloda, no longer working 6/14/07 Taxol/Herceptin/Avastin 3/26 - 5/28/08 Taxol Holiday Whopeeeeeeeee 5/29 2008 Back on Taxol w Herceptin q 2 weeks 4/2009 Progression on Taxol & Paralyzed L Vocal Cord from Nodes Pressing on Nerve 5/2009 Begin Rx with Navelbine/Herceptin 11/09 Progression on Navelbine Fought for and started Tykerb/Herceptin...nodes are melting!!!!! 2/2010 Back to Avastin/Herceptin 5/2010 Switched to Metronomic Chemo with Herceptin...Cytoxan and Methotrexate Pericardial Window Surgery to Drain Pericardial Effusion 7/2010 Back to walking a mile a day...YEAH!!!! 9/2010 Nodes are back with a vengence in neck Qualified for TDM-1 EAP 10/6/10 Begin my miracle drug, TDM-1 Mixed response, shrinking internal nodes, progression skin mets after 3 treatments 12/6/10 Started Halaven (Eribulen) /Herceptin excellent results in 2 treatments 2/2011 I CELEBRATE my 9 YEAR MARK!!!!!!!!!!!!! 7/5/11 begin Gemzar /Herceptin for node progression 2/8/2012 Gemzar stopped, Continue Herceptin 2/20/2012 Begin Tomo Radiation to Neck Nodes 2/21/2012 I CELEBRATE 10 YEARS 5/12/2012 BeganTaxotere/ Herceptin is my next miracle for new node progression 6/28/12 Stopped Taxotere due to pregression, Started Perjeta/Herceptin